Where does “truncation” come from?
Truncation comes from Late Latin truncatio, derived from Latin truncare meaning to cut or maim, from truncus meaning mutilated or cut short, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European twerḱ-.
truncation (English): The act of truncating or shortening; The removal...
Definitions
- The act of truncating or shortening; The removal...
Ancestry of “truncation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Late Latin | truncatio | maiming, mutilating; truncation |
| 2 | Latin | truncāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | truncus | lopped, docked; maimed, mangled, mutilated; A... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | twerḱ- | to carve, cut off, trim |
Words derived from “truncation”